Class 710 LO

[wokspotter]

710270 was on the Euston-Watford diagrams today.No sign of 710374 at Willesden.

 

[JonathanH]

710270 was on the Euston-Watford diagrams today.

710270 should be on Euston-Watford again tomorrow as well since it ends at Watford Junction tonight.

 

[greatkingrat]

710270 was on the Euston-Watford diagrams today.No sign of 710374 at Willesden.

710374 is testing on the NLL tonight as 5Q61/62/63/64/65.

Realtime Trains | 5Q61 2319 Willesden T.M.D to Stratford (London) | 27/02/2024

Real-time train running information for 5Q61 2319 departure from Willesden T.M.D to Stratford (London) on 27/02/2024. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

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[NSEWonderer]

Didn't know the 710 got round this neck of the woods?

 

[Peter Sarf]

Crickey. Thats a 5 car 710 that would not be expected to stray off the North London line (but currently dominating the Watford-Euston line). It is supposed to release 378s to the East London line not go there itself !. I suppose London Bridge could be an alternative destination for Crystal Palace or West Croydon if the ELR core is stuffed ?.

Now where was that rumour I saw about extra TfL ELR services not necessarily going through the tunnel to Dalston Junction and beyond.

 

[Purple Train]

Noting the Southern Class 455 in the picture - how long ago was it taken? Given how clean the 710 looks, would it just be mileage accumulation or something?

 

[swt_passenger]

Crickey. Thats a 5 car 710 that would not be expected to stray off the North London line (but currently dominating the Watford-Euston line). It is supposed to release 378s to the East London line not go there itself !. I suppose London Bridge could be an alternative destination for Crystal Palace or West Croydon if the ELR core is stuffed ?.

Now where was that rumour I saw about extra TfL ELR services not necessarily going through the tunnel to Dalston Junction and beyond.

Two places.
This is one about engineering work:

London Overground class 378s at London Bridge this Sunday 25/02/2024, and Easter Sunday 31/03/2024

Mods please feel free to move if this has been posted in the wrong forum According to the Branch Line Society and confirmed on RTT, a London Overground class 378 is due to make a test run from Crystal Palace to London Bridge this Sunday 25/02/2024, arriving at 10:34 and departing at 10:54 This...

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Theres another discussion about TfL running additional services into London Bridge:

TfL considering Sydenham corridor AM improvement

Some on here may remember my annoyance with morning overcrowding on the Sydenham corridor, especially from Honor Oak Park/Brockley northwards, as well as our lack of East Croydon service. Well, Lewisham Council's Transport Committee has brought it up with TfL and GTR. GTR gave the expected...

www.railforums.co.uk

 

[Class15]

Didn't know the 710 got round this neck of the woods?View attachment 153716

There’s a Southern 455 in the background which suggests it may be an old image.

 

[NSEWonderer]

There’s a Southern 455 in the background which suggests it may be an old image.

Which is all the more surprising for me as I never knew it came that far even for mile accumulation and it must have passed a few LO stations like New Cross Gate, Brockley etc.

 

[greatkingrat]

Which is all the more surprising for me as I never knew it came that far even for mile accumulation and it must have passed a few LO stations like New Cross Gate, Brockley etc.

I think there was a requirement to some high speed testing on DC power (higher than you can do on the Watford line anyway).

 

[NSEWonderer]

I think there was a requirement to some high speed testing on DC power (higher than you can do on the Watford line anyway).

Ah, that could explain it then.

 

[swt_passenger]

Ah, that could explain it then.

There was discussion about a 710 based at Gatwick for a few days for tests up and down the Brighton line, it was covered in this thread back in late May 2021, around page #85.

 

[NSEWonderer]

There was discussion about a 710 based at Gatwick for a few days for tests up and down the Brighton line, it was covered in this thread back in late May 2021, around page #85.

I actually remember that one now, was one of the first youtube videos I saw of it outside of its mainstay.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Is there any sign of activity with 710 374 yet?

It seems to be the only one not yet in service...

 

[Peter Sarf]

Is there any sign of activity with 710 374 yet?

It seems to be the only one not yet in service...

I think it is indeed the last one. Give it a couple more months maximum, based on previous units.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

I think it is indeed the last one. Give it a couple more months maximum, based on previous units.

Thank you; thought that might be the case.

Is 710 270 still on the Goblin at the moment?

 

[Peter Sarf]

Thank you; thought that might be the case.

Is 710 270 still on the Goblin at the moment?

No idea re 270 unfortunately. Gospel Oak a good bet. I tended to hang around Willesden Junction until the Wat-Eus repeats (couple of hours), get what I could off the depot than go to Gospel Oak. Its mainly 710/3s on Wat-Eus mind.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

No idea re 270 unfortunately. Gospel Oak a good bet. I tended to hang around Willesden Junction until the Wat-Eus repeats (couple of hours), get what I could off the depot than go to Gospel Oak. Its mainly 710/3s on Wat-Eus mind.

Thanks... I might have a look ( I'm supposed to be out shopping... )

 

[Business Bob]

Thank you; thought that might be the case.

Is 710 270 still on the Goblin at the moment?

Yes... it spent the night at East Ham, today on the GOBs and I've just dropped it off at Willesden.

Is there any sign of activity with 710 374 yet?

It seems to be the only one not yet in service...

Seems to spend most of its time in the shed at Willesden atm.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Yes... it spent the night at East Ham, today on the GOBs and I've just dropped it off at Willesden.

Thank you, I caught up with it just in time to vanish to do my shopping.

 

[Electrojuniper]

710374 should be in service from the 28th/29th march

 

[bnsf734]

Any news on 710270 or 374 in the last few days?

 

[Peter Mugridge]

I'm guessing that as nobody reported 710 374 out yesterday, it won't be today as it's unlikely they'll introduce something on a bank holiday. Which would imply no earlier than Tuesday now?

As for 710 270 - try the Goblin; it seems to have spent most of its time so far on that one.

 

[Covshire1]

I'm guessing that as nobody reported 710 374 out yesterday, it won't be today as it's unlikely they'll introduce something on a bank holiday. Which would imply no earlier than Tuesday now?

As for 710 270 - try the Goblin; it seems to have spent most of its time so far on that one.

270 + 374 were both sat outside Willesden yesterday afternoon.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

270 + 374 were both sat outside Willesden yesterday afternoon.

Thank you.

 

[bnsf734]

270 + 374 were both sat outside Willesden yesterday afternoon.

Thank you. I am down in London tomorrow so will start looking there.

 

[Devonman2014]

Thank you. I am down in London tomorrow so will start looking there.

Don’t know if you are aware but there’s only Euston to Watford DC lines running.

No LNWR or Avanti due to track renewals between Euston and Watford.

 

[bnsf734]

Don’t know if you are aware but there’s only Euston to Watford DC lines running.

No LNWR or Avanti due to track renewals between Euston and Watford.

As it turned out 710270 was on the the Gospel Oak - Barking Riverside service today, and was had by my 2 mates just before everybody was tipped off it at Woodgrange Park (they're not sure why), I was elsewhere and by the time I got to Barking a C2C 357 unit had damaged the overhead from Barking Platform 8 and the service was in tatters. Nor more Barking Riversides could run and the Goblin was using platform 1 at Barking, when it wasn't cancelled. C2C services to Liverpool Street could not run as the damaged overhead meant they could not get on the correct track so services were running to Fenchurch Street instead and overloading that station.

710270 lives for another day.

 

[meld3]

710374 should be in service from the 28th/29th march

All gone very quiet......

 

[87015]

All gone very quiet......

It was out yesterday until it unceremoniously jacked and was sent back to depot